It’s the Economy, Stupid? Anyone remember that line? Apparently, voters don’t.

Oil shock. Recession. A market crash to rival Black Monday. That’s what Morgan Stanley chief economist Stephen Roach fears could be on the way. Donna Rosato, Paging Dr. Doom, MONEY Magazine, September 14, 2004 (last visited September 14, 2004); subscription required.

What voters need to do is take a long, hard look at the things that impact them directly. Think George Bush is a good, upstanding Christian? So what? My dad is, too, but I’m not voting for him to become our next President.

What we need is someone who can run a country, not run it into the ground.